Animals are fascinating for so many reasons, some simply because of their beauty, some because of their ability to kill you and some because of their life styles and ability to cause phobias.
If you decide to research some of the facts below you will more than likely come up with different answers as getting accurate data on speed for example varies immensely. Also the way that speed is measured, is it diving speed or level speed.
10 Most Common Phobias
Spiders, snakes, wasps, birds, mice, fish, bees, dogs, caterpillars and other insects and lastly cats.
10 Fastest Birds – level flight
Spine-tailed Swift – 171 km
Frigate bird 153 km
Spur-winged Goose 142 km
Red-breasted Merganser 129 km
White-rumped Swift 124 km
Canvasback Duck 116 km
Eider Duck 113 km
Teal 109 km
Mallard 105 km
Pintail 105 km
Keep your eyes peeled for more posts on this subject: for example the fastest animal and the slowest – any idea which those are?
Nigel Anderson
Guide at African Insight
nigel@africaninsight.co.za
African Insight 